I put new line on the 4/0 last night. I'm ready for some grouper. I get to fish a accuplate 4/0 for the first time. for me getting prepared for the trip is half the fun. Sharkman ,how are you getting your pinfish? I will be going to the skyway bridge to catch mine. Fresh bait is definitely better on this trip. Joe

I will be going to the south skyway pier early fri morning. I will be there to fish For grouper at sunrise and catch my bait after that. I will stay at the pier till 11 or 12 if you want to come out Nick. I will bring a extra live well for getting bait to the boat if it helps you sharkman. I will be fishing spot 10 on the boat. I'm looking forward to meeting some of the Ohana. If anyone else wants to join us that would be great. Joe

Returned from trip the trip had good and bad. It was my first trip not being a guest of regular. The captain put us on the fish bite was hot. Put some nice fish in the freezer. I will post some of the after pic later this evening. Hubbards doesn't allow cellphone on boat. The red snapper were everywhere unfortunately they were out of season. We got into a school of African pompano. Meet Otown Joe, he was very nice guy. Hopefully we will fish again. The mates left a little to be desired. One mate was really rude and I caught him stringing my fish on another persons stringer, confronted him about it and he tried to say I told him to put them on that stringer. At the end of the trip I was missing some fishing from my stringer, the guy I went with also was missing some fish from stringer. At one time I went to the back and there was about twenty fish just laying on top of the ice ready to be put on stringer. The lady beside me needed a rig tied onto her rental rod and the mate told her she would have to wait till they pulled a prank on the individual at the front of the boat. My fishing buddy had to deal with a guy trying to fish two poles at the same time, one of the poles keep that side of the boat tangled the whole trip. The mate never stopped the behavior. Dylan the manager did give my fishing buddy and I a small monetary compensation for our trouble with the mate.